In the context of IT infrastructures, the term (server) consolidation describes a situation where a physical server runs one or more software server applications as multiple instances. This way, computational resources can be shared more effectively between different software applications.
A typical example of consolidation is the P2V conversion of physical environments on hosts with hypervisors.
Server consolidation
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Lorenzo graduated in Telecommunication Engineering and works as freelance IT consultant, after a period of training as systems analyst. Currently he provides hardware solutions, virtualized infrastructures and websites.